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H. WEED. BASKET COVER.

1%. 543,279. Patented Jul 23,1895.

//7 0 /7 far PATENT HIRAM WVEED, OF LLOYD, NEW YORK.

BASKET-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 543,279, dated July 23,1895.

Application filed March 21, 1895.

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM WEED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lloyd, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Basket-Covers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as'will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to crates or baskets for the transportation and storage of fruit.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive crate or basket which will give perfect protection and will reduce to a minimum the bruising .of the fruit, al-

though afiording perfect ventilation and con-' venience in shipping, and to which the cover may be quickly and securely applied, and from which it may be readily removed.

With these objects in view the invention consists 'of certain features of construction and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

,In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved crate or basket. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the cover inverted.

A denotes the basket or crate comprising the staves a, bottom a, which is secured to the lower ends of the staves by hoop B, through which pass nails or screws 1) into the edge of the bottom, as shown in Fig. 2. A hoop O is secured to the staves between their ends, and

hoops D are secured by rivets d to the upper pressure in shipping.

ends of the staves and project above them, one on the interior and one on the exterior thereof, forming a recess at the top of the basket, whereby a seat for the cover is provided, and the upper end of the crate is prevented from collapsing and expanding under The side edges of the staves are spread apart, so as to form openings d',for the purpose of ventilation and inspection. r

E denotes the cover, to the edge of which is secured a depending flange e, which is adapted to fit into the seat formed by the two hoops D and. rest upon the ends of the staves and support the cover above the upper end Serial No. 542,601. (No model.)

of the basket, so as not to bruise or injure the fruit contained within the basket.

Flexible catches F are secured between the edge of the cover and its depending flange by nails or screws f, and their lower ends may be bent outward to form lips j, which are adapted to projectthrough theo'penings d between the staves and engage the loweredges of the hoops -D, thereby retaining the cover in position against accidental displace= ends of the catches f are-pressed downward its cover will remainfirmly in place against I accidental displacement, as any lateral strainexerted to remove it is resisted by the 'depending flange e, which fits in the annular groove, which is formed between the inner and outer hoopsD, while it is prevented from being removed vertically by. the spring catches F.

While I. do not wish to confine myself ex- 'clusively to the precise form of cover shown in the drawings, as the depending flange may be perpendicular or sloping, thecone shape.

as there represented gives it-numerousadvantages :in connection with the other'parts' of my device. Its sloping'flange e, projecting into its seat between the hoops D, gives it much greater strength to resist the pressure to which it is likely to be subjected in shipping than'would a perpendicular flange, and also by its tapering inwardly toward its top it avoids all contact with'adjoining. baskets, which with the usual'wooden covers. render them liable to be torn from place during transportation. I p 4 I This form of cover also makes it possible to dispense with the usual S1&tS,Wh-i0l1 not only have sharp edges inside to bruise the fruit, butlafford greater opportunity .for pilfering than does my device. The cone shape also enables the c'overs,"in returning empty crates, to be nested'as readilyas are the bas-.

kets, thus saving much valuable space. Fi

posed to displacement by contact with other baskets in transportation, as are the fastenings usually used with wooden covers. It will, therefore, readily be seen that I produce a cheap, durable, as Well as very strong and secure basket or crate for convenient shipping or storing of fruit.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States A fruit basket or receptacle having openings in its sides and hoops secured to the top of said basket on the inner and outer sides thereof, the upper edges of said hoops extending above the top of the walls of said basket to form an annular groove, in combination with a cover provided with a depend- HIRAM WVEED. \Vituesses:

O. W. 1-1. ARNOLD, IRVING EL'LING. 

